Imperial Pier (North and South) Surf Break

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Imperial Pier (North and South)

Lat Long: 32.58° N 117.13° W

Imperial Pier (North and South) Surf Photo: 'swell on the rise' by joe

Issued: 10 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Imperial Pier (North and South) sea temperature is

23.0° C

3.0°

Imperial Pier (North and South) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW	WNW	SW	S
	14 s	cross- on	3 s	14 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Imperial Pier (North and South) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NW	WNW	SW	SSE
	18 s	cross- on	4 s	14 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Imperial Pier (North and South) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW		SSE	SW
	18 s	cross- on		18 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Imperial Pier (North and South) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NW		SSE	SW
	18 s	cross- on		18 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Imperial Pier (North and South) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW		SSE	SW
	17 s	cross- on		17 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Imperial Pier (North and South) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW		SSE	SW
	17 s	on		17 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Imperial Pier (North and South) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NW		SSE	SW
	17 s	cross- on		16 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Imperial Pier (North and South) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NW		SSE	SW
	16 s	cross- on		16 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Imperial Pier (North and South) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NW		SSE	SW
	16 s	cross- on		16 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Imperial Pier (North and South) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WNW		S	SW
	16 s	glass		16 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Imperial Pier (North and South) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NW		S	SW
	15 s	cross- on		15 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Imperial Pier (North and South) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW		S	SW
	15 s	cross- on		15 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Imperial Pier (North and South) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW		S	SW
	14 s	glass		14 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Imperial Pier (North and South) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W		S	WSW
	14 s	on		14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Imperial Pier (North and South) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NW		S	SW
	14 s	cross- on		14 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Imperial Pier (North and South) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW		S	SW
	13 s	cross- on		13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Imperial Pier (North and South) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW		S	SW
	13 s	cross- on		13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Imperial Pier (North and South) around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 21 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.4m (4.7 ft). Range 8.52m (28.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Imperial Pier (North and South) Surf Photo: 'swell on the rise' by joe

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User: joe (4 photos)

Country: United States (4070 photos)

Photo taken at: 11:40 pm 26 Aug 2014